Chapter 84: The advent of the first flintlock gun
Peng Qi watched Yang Huaiyu leave enviously. This kid had already wiped out his decadence and playboy and became a real general. His temperament changed so refreshingly that he seemed to have become a different person.
Before leaving, the boy deliberately apologized to Su Xiaoqing and admitted that he knew Wang Yuyan's daughter. Su Xiaoqing asked Su Xiaoqing to forgive him. If he had the chance, he would use his military achievements to exchange for her blue eyes.
Compared to Wang Yuyan's feminine temperament, Yang Huaiyu's masculinity attracted Su Xiaoqing even more. She blushed and nodded, "I'm willing to wait for the general to come back."
Zhao Zhen saw her affection and knew that Su Xiaoqing was comforting Yang Huaiyu. She was still disdainful just now, so how could she change in an instant? Even if Yang Huaiyu's temperament changes, she will not let her, a realistic woman change her attitude so quickly.
Yang Huaiyu is probably disappointed, but this kid wants to guard the border and make a military contribution. The Yang family has such resources. The key is that this kid's luck. Maybe he can really get into a good position. Perhaps he has experienced life and death and will understand Su Xiaoqing's kind lies.
Yang Huaiyu left, Zhao Zhen didn't plan to stay for too long. Wang Yuyan was even more embarrassed and wanted to leave long ago, and she kept feeling restless and twisted.
"The whole world is over! Everyone Su will leave after...there will be no hope..."
Su Xiaoqing smiled teasingly. Wang Yuyan's little hand had already been placed on Zhao Zhen's waist and was ready to exert force at any time: "Young Master Zhao walked slowly, maybe we will meet again."
She was smart and already knew Zhao Zhen's identity. The little yamen in Tianbo Yang Mansion was willing to be his pawn. In addition to his temperament and age, who else is besides the current crown prince?
Su Xiaoqing has been living in the wind and moon for many years, and has never seen anyone before. Her words from Mr. Zhao tells Zhao Zhen’s identity!
Wang Yuyan left angrily. She was very unhappy now, but she didn't expect to be taken advantage of by a famous prostitute!
The biggest gain in today's Spring Breeze Tower was Su Xiaoqing, who got a song "Shuitu Songtou" and a song "Wind, Flower, Snow and Moon". Yang Huaiyu found the direction of the future. Zhao Zhen got Yang Huaiyu's trust. Even Peng Qi ate the maid's tofu. Only Wang Yuyan got nothing, and only Liu Congde's teasing...
Zhao Zhen looked at Wang Yuyan who was about to roll around in the carriage and was about to roll, saying, "You are asking for trouble. Where is Chunfeng Tower? It is a place for men to have fun. Of course, you are a girl who runs to every family and you are uncomfortable!"
Wang Yuyan turned over and showed a firm look in her eyes: "Then I will transform Biyaxuan!"
Peng Qi listened at first with a teasing attitude, but Wang Yuyan's words almost scared him to jump off the car. What is Biyaxuan? A woman's leisure place, does the little lady of the Wang family want to transform it into something like Chunfeng Tower? How many cuckolds will appear in Tokyo!
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Don't say anything angry. This idea is too unrealistic and impossible."
Wang Yuyan hammered him with her little hand in annoyance: "Can't I say something angry? When I go back, I will promote the evil deeds in the Chunfeng Tower in Biyaxuan, so that those little ladies will pay attention, and let the women go home to clean up the stinky men, hehe..."
Zhao Zhen, who was sitting opposite, and Peng Qi, who was on the shaft of the car, shivered together. It was so poisonous!
As soon as the carriage drove into Donghua Gate, Peng Qi saw Cai Boqi standing at the gate of the East Palace holding a big stick and looking at him. When he saw the carriage, he immediately ran over and shouted: "Where are you dead today?! I have been waiting for you here for an hour!"
Peng Qi pointed at himself inexplicably and said, "Are you waiting for me?"
"Nonsense, aren't you crying and shouting for a new firearm? Do you still want it if it comes out long ago?"
"Yes! Must! But this sentence is your firearm? Why does it look like a rotten tree root?"
Peng Qi's words immediately ignited the little fat man's powder barrel: "Say it again?"
Zhao Zhen looked at the spear in Cai Boqi's hand and smiled: "You really made it. How can you do it?"
The little fat man proudly threw the flintlock rifle in his hand to Zhao Zhen and said, "You will know if you try it yourself!"
Touching the finely polished and exquisitely polished zizu wood butt stock, Zhao Zhen nodded. The ergonomic butt stock made him feel more convenient. The basic structure of the flintlock rifle is like a firearm in later generations, that is, using the impact of flint on the hammer to generate sparks and ignite gunpowder to fire projectiles.
Zhao Zhen thought this thing was good for hunting, so if you put it on the battlefield, it would be fine...
The structure of the flintlock rifle is not very complicated and the production process is not high, so it is as expected that the little fat man can make it. When Zhao Zhen pulled the trigger, thick smoke rose everywhere, and the huge explosion and recoil almost made him fall. No wonder this guy had to wait for Peng Qi to let him try it!
Peng Qi's eyes were straight, what a guy! Just the smoke and sounds made people startle, it's a big shock, and the power is definitely needless to say!
The fat man's flintlock rifle was two hundred meters away. Such a range almost made Peng Qi drop his chin. Even the best ratchet crossbow was only at this level. But when he heard that the cost of such a gun was about 30 stakes, he shook his head decisively: "This thing is too expensive, a ratchet crossbow costs only a few stakes. What kind of flint gun costs 30 stakes, which is too expensive and not cost-effective."
Only then did Cai Boqi realize that he was only consuming the performance and power of the weapon and ignored one, no! It was a problem in many aspects.
The cost of firearms, maintenance costs, personnel operations, and other aspects still need to be solved, not to mention that slow bombing is also a big problem!
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. You can make a few more for hunting. Your flint rifle is already very advanced, at least you can skip the development of the flint rifle."
The little fat man shook his head in disappointment and said, "The weapon that cannot be put into war is toys."
Seeing him so disappointed, Zhao Miaoyuan cheered and encouraged him: "It doesn't matter, this gun should be useful, we can reduce costs. Don't forget that the parts of these guns are fine-processed by our master craftsmen of the Ordnance Department. If mass production is produced, it will definitely reduce costs, and the flow operation should not be a problem."
"But what about reloading!? The rate of fire is its fault!"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I have a way to increase the loading speed, wrap the projectiles with linen or deer-skin soaked in grease, and put them into the cavity, reducing friction, not only speed up the loading speed but also play a role in air closure. The accuracy increases accordingly and the range will also increase."
This is the rapid loading technique given by the Empire system in the mind. After the little fat man's flintlock rifle appeared, a new technology appeared in the Imperial System's object schema card.
Cai Boqi immediately resurrected with blood. He was about to run to the Ordnance Division in the back mountain with his flintlock rifle and was pulled by Zhao Zhen: "Are you still finished? Now you are already taller than the flintlock rifle. Don't bother, just take a break first!"
Zhao Miaoyuan nodded repeatedly and pulled Wang Yuyan toward the East Palace. She was also exhausted during this period and was complaining to her best friend along the way.
"Peng Qi, what happened today is a top secret, and you must not leak it out!"
"Don't worry, your highness, our personal guards will never reveal a word." After Peng Qi finished speaking, he gestured to the guards behind him. The personal guards among the three guards of the prince are the most loyal and reliable.
Chapter completed!